How to Kickstart your Creative Career with Sam Hornsby from ERIC the Creative Career App

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This week on the podcast I'm chatting to Sam, one of the founders of the ERIC Creative Careers App. The App is aimed at people from ages 16-25 - once registered the app will serve up thousands of internships, bootcamps, events, courses, podcast and anything else that will help you kickstart your creative career.
We chatted about the App, who it's for, how it can help you, some of the opportunities, success stories and CV tips. I also asked if Sam thinks it still worth going to University.
Find out more about the ERIC App here: https://www.meet-eric.com
Read the BFI report: https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/reports/bfi-eric-screen-careers-research

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Chapitres

1. About the Sam and the ERIC app (00:00:00)

2. Sam's founders story - why did they set it up? (00:01:06)

3. Who is it aimed at? Can anyone download it? What are the common problems of creative industries? (00:03:00)

4. What are the barriers for people getting work experience? (00:04:44)

5. Are their trends in sub-industries? (00:05:44)

6. It's not what you know it's who you know? Does this still count? (00:07:46)

7. The BFI report - what's stopping young people pursuing careers in creative industries? (00:08:39)

8. What did the report recommend? (00:10:12)

9. Examples of opportunities that pop up on the app? (00:11:22)

10. CV tips (00:12:41)

11. Success stories from people that have used ERIC? (00:14:13)

12. What's coming in the future? (00:15:25)

13. Confidence - tips and thoughts on getting better at it? (00:16:39)

14. Is it still worth going to University? (00:18:22)